HW 38

So far Ina Mays Guide to childbirth has been an interesting book so far. The way it is set up is alright. It doesn't really have a strong introduction because it goes straight into birth stories. But in a way the birth stories set up the books own introduction in a unique way. Its not as much of Ina May talking at this point but as the table of contents says right now its all birth stories. This book doesn't as much ask a question but has you question yourself about what you know about birth. It makes you question stories or experiences that you have heard about or had. I think the most important point this book is trying to make is that everybody's birth experience is different. That there is no way to know what your experience will be like weather you go to the hospital or to "The Farm". It is also trying to prove that to significantly improve your birth experience a midwife may be your best choice. To prove her point Ina May gets many happy birth stories that try to empower woman to be positive when in labor. She tries to show that having a completely natural birth with a positive attitude can give you an amazing experience. I am very convinced by this because not only does she support her point with hundreds of stories as evidence but she is also "Simply put, midwife Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none." As said by Marsden Wagner, M.D., M.S., former director of woman's and children's health, World Health Organization.